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Length -- 66.0m Breadth -- 14.0m Major re-build -- 1958 Passenger capacity -- 800 Long term "Lay-up" -- Sunday 4th December 2005 |
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but now "long-term laid-up" at Ouchy pending renovation |
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| 30th October 2008 | 100 Years Old in 2008 To mark her 100th Birthday year, a special evening Dinner Fundraising Cruise is planned to be operated by | |
| 4th December 2005 | Last sailings before
long-term Operated sailings 38-39-315-316 - 1230 Lausanne to Château-de-Chillon and return followed by 1545 Lausanne to Evian-les-Bains and return on Sunday 4th December Click here for a special 'photo feature' of her final day in service | |
| 6th November 2005 | Despite only being pre-planned to operate on
four Winter Sundays during the month, she
was also called upon no less than five times to rescue
mv Lausanne which was unable to sail due to
strong winds The motor paddle vessel covered the Evian-les-Bains ferry service on Thursday 17th November Friday 18th November Tuesday 22nd November Wednesday 23rd November and Thursday 24th November | |
| 30th October 2005 | Made her final visit to Geneva on
Sunday 30th October Click here for a picture of her approaching Nyon on her return sailing (together with pictures in the engineroom) - note the poor state of her port paddlebox | |
| 25th September 2005 | Operated the final full-length round-trip "Grand
Races" sailings 1-6 - | |
| 31st July 2005 | Operated an evening
fireworks cruise on
Sunday 31st July
from Le Bouveret and several other Upper Lake piers after the normal This was her final public 'special'sailing ever before the motor paddle vessel was "long-term" | |
| 26th June 2005 | As a result of a cylinder head problem on
Sunday 26th June
the motor paddle vessel again missed her regular sailing to Geneva
which was covered by the much smaller
See news page for further details of the remainder of the days altered workings including the motor paddle vessel later in the afternoon | |
| 4th June 2005 | As a result of a minor electrical problem first thing on
Saturday 4th June
the motor paddle vessel missed her regular sailing to Geneva which
was covered by the much smaller
mv Chablais Following very quick repairs, she unusually took over the Upper Lake 'circle' cruises which included rare Summer calls for her at | |
6th February 2005 |
First sailings of the
season Re-entered service on 6th February and took over the new winter Sundays only sailings She was the first paddle vessel on any of the Swiss or Italian lakes to enter service in 2005 after a winter | |
| 31st October 2004 | Last sailings of the
season Operated her regulat Autumn weekend By the end of the season, her Sulzer Diesel Engine had clocked up a massive 1,735,541 km, making her the only Swiss paddler to have exceeded 3,000,000 km in service | |
| 20th September 2004 | Operated an evening cruise from Lausanne depart 1805 on Monday 20th September combined with her final "Rhône Express" sailing of 2004 from Geneva | |
| 24th April 2004 | The motor paddle vessel
broke down mid-morning on
Saturday 24th April after the usual 'breakfast-time' sailing Thereafter, whilst the motor paddle vessel retired to Ouchy dock for repairs both PS Rhône and MPV Italie returned to service on Thursday 29th April | |
| 4th April 2004 | The motor paddle vessel re-introduced the daily sailings from Lausanne to Geneva on Sunday 4th April after the first "new" spring weekend sailings 28-29 - 0820 Lausanne to Montreux and 0930 return | |
| 7th March 2004 | First sailings of the
2004 Summer season The motor paddle vessel re-entered service on Sunday 7th March and operated the regular winter Sundays only sailings 38-39 - 1230 Lausanne to | |
| 19th January 2004 | Last sailings of the 2003-04
season Operated the 1230 lunchtime Evian ferry sailings 309-310 on Monday 19th January vice mv Ville-de-Genève which had broken a front window in the gales on the previous Saturday morning, before retiring to Ouchy dock for her annual overhaul | |
| 18th January 2004 | Last advertised sailings of the 2003-04
season Operated sailings 38-39 - 1230 Lausanne to | |
| 9th November 2003 | Winter Sunday Afternoon
Sailings Operated the first of the Winter Sunday afternoon sailings 38-39 from Lausanne to (see also photo feature) The paddle steamer is now planned to continue operating these sailings each Sunday into the start of 2004 | |
| 1st August 2003 | Swiss National Day Operated an evening fireworks cruise from the Upper Lake piers after the regular round-trip to Geneva on Friday 1st August | |
| 30th March 2003 | First sailings of the
2003 Summer season Re-entered service on Sunday 30th March commencing with the full-length sailing 43 - 0850 | |
| 5th January 2003 | Last sailings of the 2002-03
season Operated sailings 64-173 - 1230 Lausanne to | |
| 3rd November 2002 | Winter Sunday Afternoon
Sailings Opened the season of Winter Sunday afternoon sailings from Lausanne to | |
| 6th October 2002 | Sunday Brunch Cruises Operated the first of four weekly Sunday brunch cruises at 1230 from Lausanne on Sunday 6th October This year they were combined with sailing 64 instead of being operated independently by mv Lausanne | |
| 5th July 2002 | Evening Dance Cruises Operated the first of nine weekly Friday evening dance cruises round the Upper Lake on Friday 5th July | |
| 12th May 2002 | Naval Parade As a result of the popularity of the Naval Parade by the five steam driven paddle steamers, the motor paddle vessel was brought in to operate a relief 'parade' sailing from Lausanne on Sunday 12th May | |
| 26th March 2002 | First sailings of the
2002 Summer season Operated the Lausanne - Evian-les-Bains ferry sailings on Tuesday 26th March | |
| 17th February 2002 | Last sailings of the 2001-02
season Operated sailings 64-173 - 1230 Lausanne to St-Gingolph and 1547 return on Sunday 17th February | |
| 12th January 2002 | Winter Saturday Ferry
Sailings Operated the timetabled Lausanne - Evian-les-Bains ferry sailings on Saturdays from 12th to 26th January | |
| 9th December 2001 | Winter Sunday Afternoon
Sailings Operated the Sunday afternoon sailing from Lausanne to | |
| 3rd November 2001 | Winter Weekend Ferry
Sailings Operated the timetabled Lausanne - Evian-les-Bains ferry sailings on Saturdays and Sundays throughout November | |
| 1st August 2001 | On Wednesday 1st August operated a fireworks cruise from Le Bouveret to Lausanne after the normal timetabled sailings | |
| 14th July 2001 | On Saturday 14th
July operated a fireworks
cruise from | |
| 4th July 2001 | The first of a season of regular Evening Dance Cruises took place on Wednesday 4th July | |
| 14th January 2001 |
Regular winter sailings at last ! The motor paddle vessel operated the Sunday timetabled | |
| 15th November 2000 |
Last minute substitution Operated timetabled sailings 301-302-303-304-33-50-65-76-95-164-157-180-179-206-217-232 on Wednesday 15th November vice | |
| 1st August 2000 | On Tueday 1st August operated a fireworks cruise from Le Bouveret to Lausanne after the normal timetabled sailings | |
| 14th July 2000 | On Friday 14th July operated a fireworks cruise from Le Bouveret to Evian-les-Bains after the normal timetabled sailings | |
| 1st April 2000 | First public sailing of 2000 on Saturday 1st April 1030 Geneva to Yvoire | |
| 1958 | Returned to service with a new Sulzer Diesel Engine | |
| 1955 | Withdrawn from service at the end of the season and her steam engine removed after 1,317,647 km | |
16th August 2008
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